Recently, the DOT asked cyclists and pedestrians to take part in a survey for its Bike & Pedestrian Master Plan. Well, the votes are in, and some of the findings are below. For more results, head over to the MDOT site and click on the reports tab, and you'll find the extensive report.

The top reasons survey respondents cited for investing in bicycle and pedestrian improvements included:

Improving the safety of walking and biking

Creating safe routes for walking and biking to schools

Increasing physical health and activity

The top obstacles to walking reported in the survey results were:

Pedestrian facilities such as sidewalks and paths are missing or bad

Traffic is too fast or heavy

The need to transport people or things

The top obstacles to biking reported in the survey results were:

Motorists don’t exercise caution around cyclists

Lack of or poor condition of bike facilities

Traffic is too fast and heavy

The top priority objectives identified in the straw poll results were: